- Social Security Solvency - Senate Finance Committee Meeting 08/05/2026 on CSPAN

[GailL1]

This is the C-SPAN feed of the Senate Finance Meeting on August 05, 2026 on Social Security Solvency.

You can watch it or listen to it - reading gets a bit dry plus it is from uncorrected text.    CSPAN - 08/05/2026 - US Senate Committee - Social Security Solvency 

Very interesting, at least for those who like to keep up with what is being talked about - not just the Solvency problem directly but how they are having to plan even how to discuss it.  This hearing was NOT to discuss any particular proposal - and boy there are a lot of them.  The words “Bipartisan” and “Bicameral” come up a lot.

EDITED TO ADD:  THE ONE THING THAT I DID HEAR EVERYBODY AGREE ON WAS THAT NOBODY WANTS TO SEE SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS CUT AS A RESULT OF THE AUTO LAW THAT WOULD MAKE THIS POSSIBLE IF THERE IS NO FIX TO THE SOLVENCY ISSUE.

It is about 1 hour 50 minutes in duration and it had me sitting on the edge of my chair every minute - others may not find it so exhilarating as me.    

These were the experts / witnesses / stakeholder on the panel being questioned by the Senators: [one of our own] - Nancy LeaMond from the AARP Executive Board.

Charles Blahous  Senior Research Strategist Mercatus Center at George Mason University

Marc GoldweinSenior Vice President and Senior Policy DirectorCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

Nancy LeaMond  AARP Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer

Rebecca Vallas  CEO  National Academy of Social Insurance

Maybe we can have a discussion about it once you are familiar with the happenings on Capital Hill.   

Enjoy